This module forms part of the following courses:

Learning outcomes

How physical activity can prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular disease

How physical activity is an important part of treatment for patients with cardiovascular disease

How to recommend physical activity in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Contributors:

William Bird

William Bird

William Bird

Biography
:

William Bird is a GP who has specialised in physical activity for 17 years. He set up Green Gyms and the national Health Walk
programme in 1995 which now delivers 175,000 walks a year through Macmillan Cancer Support and the Ramblers. He was chair
of the physical activity alliance and advises Public Health England. He is an advisor to the WHO to help develop a physical
activity strategy across the Middle East. He is co-editor of the Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health published in
2018 and regularly addresses conferences around the world on physical activity, natural environment and health. He is CEO
of Intelligent Health which delivers physical activity strategies and schemes to local authorities and CCGs to get whole populations
more active.

Disclosure
:

William Bird is CEO of Intelligent Health who were commissioned to deliver this work. He is a GP working within with the NHS,
and is on the board of the charity Get Berkshire Active.

Peer reviewed by:

Robert Davies

Robert Davies

Robert Davies

Biography
:

Robert Davies is a public health specialty registrar and member of the Faculty of Public Health, currently working at St Helens
and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has a decade of experience in evidence based medicine and public health, including
working with NHS Choices, NICE and the NIHR Dissemination Centre, evaluating policy and research across a broad range of topics,
including physical activity.

Disclosure
:

Robert Davies has read the BMJ policy on conflicts of interest and has none to declare.

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This module was funded by, and developed in association with, Public Health England.